The Aerospace States Association is holding its annual meeting in Wisconsin this year, further evidence of the state’s growing reputation as a hub for aerospace innovation and excellence.

A new crop of Connect Communities were also welcomed into the program recently, bringing the total of Main Street communities to 34 and Connect Communities to 67.

The Mequon-based maker of enterprise asset software projects 100 percent growth in 2016, thanks in part to participating in ExporTech and Scalerator.

The Gold Shovel Ready Sites Program is an initiative of the Momentum West regional economic development organization, which serves nine counties in western Wisconsin.

Redevelopment of a vacant printing plant site in Waterloo is a model of how the program helps revitalize Wisconsin communities.

Scale Up Milwaukee is building on the successes of the program—which helps established businesses grow—by adding programs and resources for companies that fall outside the original program’s size criteria.

A new webpage showcases the state’s rankings in areas including business friendliness, health care quality, educational excellence and more.